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Building Power for Healthy Communities
A decade of learning about power building from The California Endowment’s “Building Healthy Communities” initiative
Civic Engagement Social innovations that enrich society and enhance democratic participation
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A New Framework for Understanding Power Building
Lessons from electoral campaigns that built power for structural change
Affirmative Action Decision Is a Call to Double Down on Racial Equity
The Supreme Court ruled against affirmative action. But race-informed approaches to policy can still transform our institutions in ways that close equity gaps and benefit everyone.
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Feminists Work for Men and Boys Too
An excerpt from The Everyday Feminist on gender equality for males in Lesotho
Learning From the Climate-Mental Health Convergence
The climate movement has lessons for all social impact practitioners working to create a more just and healthy world.
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The Curb-Cut Effect
Laws and programs designed to benefit vulnerable groups, such as the disabled or people of color, often end up benefiting all of society.
Stop Raising Awareness Already
It’s time for activists and organizations to adopt a more strategic approach to public interest communications.
Protest Movements Could Be More Effective Than the Best Charities
To do as much good as possible with limited resources, funders should look to woefully underfunded protest movements.
Community Engagement Matters (Now More Than Ever)
In adopting data-driven practices, leaders must design and implement programs in ways that engage community members directly in the work of social change.
Inside Switzerland’s Radical Drug Policy Innovation
A look at how Switzerland radically and successfully changed its approach to drug policy following a heroin epidemic in the late 1980s and 90s, and what the effort teaches us about the social innovation process.